If approved, EU move would represent major economic and diplomatic blow for Israel

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/18956969

The proposal would suspend the central plank of a decades-old free trade deal that removed tariffs on imports of goods between Europe and Israel.

However, suspension of the agreement requires the backing of a weighted majority of EU capitals, meaning Germany or Italy would first need to lift their opposition to the 27-state union sanctioning Israel.

  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 day ago

    Courage™️

    At this rate, only a few hundred thousand more Palestinian civilians will have to die for us to have a concept of a plan, for potentially having a meeting about doing something to talk about the possibility of sending a sternly worded letter to end the genocide.

  • verdi@feddit.orgEnglish
    15·
    1 day ago

    Member when Russia’s invasion was called a genocide and the EU sanctioned Russia/Russians for it. Now we have a de facto UN report calling what the zionists are doing in Gaza a genocide and the EU just does jack shit. I guess all the people in Gaza should have spent more time in Hamas tunnels, their skin is not white enough to deserve human rights…

    • Danquebec@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      22 hours ago

      And that’s only because they are defended by the US.

      Orherwise, there should be a wide coalition of countries cooperating in a military intervention inside Israel to stop the genocide.

      • mrdown@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        20 hours ago

        Trump shifting the US stand on Ukraine didn’t stop Europe to continue supporting Ukrainian right to self defense. Sorry but this is just an excuse